Ene yuu ve? - What is this? (Interrogative Particles 1/2)

Asuukh Nokhtsol / Interrogative Particles

Mongol khelnii asuukh ug "ve" -g "n, m, v" giiguulegchees busad giiguulegch, egshgeer togsson ugend daguulna. Gekhdee asuukh ug (khen, yuu, yamar...rekh met) -tei oguulbert bichne. (The question marker "ve" follows words which end with vowels or with consonants besides "N, M, V". However, it is written at the end of all sentences that contain the question words "who," "what," "which," etc...)

For example:

• Ene yuu ve? What is this?
• Ene yamar zurag ve? What kind of picture is this?
• Ter khenii tsaas ve? Whose paper is this?
• Ter yunii devter ve? What kind of notebook is that?
• Ene yamar kharandaa ve? What kind of pencil is this?
• Ene khenii khoni ve? Exception: Whose sheep is this?

Zagvar / Model

1. Ene yuu ve? Ene nom.

• What is this? This is a book.

2. Ter yuu ve? Ter or.

• What is that? That is a bed.

3. Ene yuu ve? Ene shiree.

• What is this? This is a table.

4. Ter yuu ve? Ter devter.

• What is that? That is a notebook.

5. Ene yuu ve? Ene sandal.

• What is this? This is a chair.

6. Ene yuu ve? Ene nar.

• What is this? This is the sun.

7. Ter yuu ve? Ter zurag.

• What is that? That is a picture.

8. Ene yuu ve? Ene tsag.

• What is this? This is a clock.

9. Ter yuu be? Ter ger.

• What is that? That is a round felted house.

10. Ene yuu ve? Ene nokhoi.

• What is this? This is a dog.

11. Ene yuu ve? Ene muur.

• What is this? This is a cat.

Shine Ug (New Word) / Vocabulary

• nom - book
• op - bed
  
• shiree - table
  
• devter - notebook
• sandal - chair
  
• nar - sun
  
• zurag - picture
  
• tsag - clock (time)
• ger - round felted house, yurt
  
• nokhoi - dog
  
• muur - cat